Cesar Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.2% |
| Met Standard | 13.3% |
| Below Standard | 78.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Cesar Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.2% of students exceeded standard while 13.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Madera Unified district average of 8.2%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.9 points higher (vs 5.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 12.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 14.1% | 20.6% | 34.8% |
| 4th | 98 | 13.3% | 16.3% | 29.6% |
| 5th | 100 | 11.0% | 9.0% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 94 | 4.3% | 9.6% | 13.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 7.6% | 19.6% | 27.2% |
| 4th | 100 | 5.0% | 17.0% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 100 | 7.0% | 10.0% | 17.0% |
| 6th | 95 | 3.2% | 4.2% | 7.4% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 27.8